S: (n) metallic element, metal (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

S: (n) lead, track, trail (evidence pointing to a possible solution) "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

S: (n) lead (a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')) "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"

S: (n) lead (the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile))

S: (n) lead, lead-in, lede (the introductory section of a story) "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

S: (n) lead ((sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning)

S: (n) lead (the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge) "the lead was in the dummy"

Verb

S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

S: (v) leave, result, lead (produce as a result or residue) "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

S: (v) lead (tend to or result in) "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

S: (v) lead, head (travel in front of; go in advance of others) "The procession was headed by John"

S: (v) lead (cause to undertake a certain action) "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

S: (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point) "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"